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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MARGARET M. OTTMAN

     Introduced By: Senators Thompson, Murray, Mack, Appollonio, Raptakis, DiPalma,
Ujifusa, Zurier, Urso, and DiMario

     Date Introduced: January 22, 2026

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of

Margaret M. Ottman of Bellingham, Massachusetts. She was the beloved wife of the late H.

Raymond “Ray” Ottman for 39 years; and

     WHEREAS, Margaret Ottman was born in Schenectady, New York in 1927, the daughter

of the late Charles and Isabella Gibson. Mrs. Ottman was a skilled professional who worked

tirelessly to provide for her family and loved ones. She worked at the Schenectady Army Depot

from 1944 to 1965, where she met her husband, and she worked from 1965 to 1982 at the United

States Army Natick Research Laboratories Military Personnel, retiring after 38 years of

distinguished Federal Government Civilian Service; and

     WHEREAS, In her retirement, she learned to make quilts and became quite skilled at

making them. Her quilts were lovingly made for her family and many friends as well as

generously donated to the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. She also spent many years quilting with

the Glockner women and later with the Bellingham Senior Center; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Ottman was known to all as “Nana” as she devoted her life to loving

and taking care of her husband, children, siblings, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She

will be remembered as a beacon of joy, warmth, and generosity and she will be sorely missed by

all who knew her; and

     WHEREAS, Margaret Ottman leaves behind her daughter Nancy Phillips, and her

husband, the Honorable Rhode Island State Representative Robert Phillips, her grandchildren,

Cindy Ottman Sweet and her husband, Joseph, Steven Ottman, and Matthew Phillips, as well as

her great-grandchildren, Selena Sweet, Douglas Sweet, Skylar Ryan, Devin Phillips, Garrett

Ottman, Lukas Ottman and her great-great-grandchildren, Bebhionn Lynn Downer and Maggie

Sweet. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Margaret Ottman was predeceased

by her husband, H. Raymond Ottman, her children, Linda Ottman and Douglas Ottman, her

grandson, Timothy Phillips, and her brother, Charles Gibson; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby expresses its deepest

condolences on the passing of Mrs. Margaret M. Ottman; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Nancy Phillips and Family.

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